{"id":146543,"date":"2021-02-18T18:18:10","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T23:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=146543"},"modified":"2021-02-18T18:28:32","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T23:28:32","slug":"which-american-presidents-served-in-the-military","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/which-american-presidents-served-in-the-military\/","title":{"rendered":"Which American Presidents Served In The Military?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhich-american-presidents-served-in-the-military%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=146543&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-584044922-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>According to the United States Constitution, the President of the United States is commander in chief of the U.S. armed forces.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><span>\u201c<\/span><span>The President shall be commander in chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the militia of the several states, when called into the actual service of the United States; he may require the opinion, in writing, of the principal officer in each of the executive departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices, and he shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment.\u201d \u2013 Article II Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>While 15 presidents served in the Army or Army Reserve, 9 in state militias, 6 in the Navy or Naval Reserve and 2 in the Continental Army, military experience is not a prerequisite for the role of President of the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Here is a list of past presidents, alongside their military service prior to becoming commander in chief.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>1) George Washington<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: Virginia militia, Continental Army, and the United States Army.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: General of the Armies of the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: French and Indian War, American Revolutionary War.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>2) John Adams<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: Chairman of the Continental Congress\u2019 Board of War (1776 \u2013 1777), equivalent to today\u2019s Secretary of Defense and Chairman of Senate Armed Services Committee. Was also a semi-participant in a naval engagement between a British and American ship during the American Revolution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>3) Thomas Jefferson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: Virginia militia<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: Colonel<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: Commander of Albemarle County Militia at the start of the American Revolution (did not see action).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>4) James Madison<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: Virginia militia<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: Colonel<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: Commander of the Orange County Militia at the start of the American Revolution (did not see action). Commanded troops during the Battle of Bladensburg in the War of 1812.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>5) James Monroe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: Continental Army<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: Major<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: American Revolutionary War (wounded at the Battle of Trenton).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>6) John Quincy Adams<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>7) Andrew Jackson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: Tennessee State Militia, Continental Army, United States Army<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: Major general<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: American Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Creek War, First Seminole War<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>8) Martin Van Buren<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>9) William Henry Harrison<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: United States Army<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: Major general<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: Northwest Indian War, War of 1812<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>10) John Tyler<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: Virginia militia<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: Captain<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: War of 1812<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>11) James K. Polk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: Tennessee State Militia<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: Colonel<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: Cavalry unit in Tennessee Militia (Captain), later appointed a Colonel on the staff of Governor William Carroll.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>12) Zachary Taylor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: United States Army<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: Major general<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: War of 1812, Black Hawk War, Second Seminole War, Mexican-American War<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>13) Millard Fillmore<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: New York State Militia<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: Major<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: New York Militia, organized Union Continentals home guard unit in Buffalo, New York during the American Civil War.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>14) Franklin Pierce<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: United States Army<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: Brigadier general<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: New Hampshire Militia, Mexican-American War (commanded Infantry Brigade at Battle of Contreras, Battle of Churubusco, and the Assault on Mexico City. Injured at the Battle of Contreras).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>15) James Buchanan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: Pennsylvania State Militia<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: Private<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: War of 1812<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>16) Abraham Lincoln<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: Illinois State Militia<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: Captain<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: Black Hawk War<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>17) Andrew Johnson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: United States Army<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: Brigadier general<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: Tennessee Militia, American Civil War, served as Military Governor of Tennessee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>18) Ulysses S. Grant<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: United States Army<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: General<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: Mexican-American War, American Civil War.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>19) Rutherford B. Hayes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: United States Army<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: Major general<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: American Civil War (23rd Ohio Infantry); wounded at the Battle of South Mountain; also served at the Battle of Antietam and in the Valley Campaigns of 1864.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>20) James A. Garfield<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: United States Army<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: Major general<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: American Civil War (commanded an Ohio infantry brigade at the Battles of Shiloh and Corinth; served as chief of staff for General William Rosecrans at the Battle of Chickamauga).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>21) Chester A. Arthur<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: New York State Militia<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: Brigadier general<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: Judge Advocate General, Second Brigade of the New York Militia. American Civil War (s<\/span><span>erved as Engineer-in-Chief on the Governor\u2019s staff, Quartermaster General and Inspector General of the New York Militia).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>22\/24) Grover Cleveland<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: None (hired a substitute to serve in his place during the American Civil War).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>23) Benjamin Harrison<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: United States Army<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: Brigadier general<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: American Civil War (commanded an infantry brigade at the Battles of Resaca, New Hope Church, Kennesaw Mountain, Marietta, Peachtree Creek and Atlanta; also commanded a brigade during Sherman\u2019s March to the Sea).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>25) William McKinley<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: United States Army<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: Brevet major<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: American Civil War (Battle of South Mountain, Battle of Antietam, and Valley Campaigns of 1864).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>26) Theodore Roosevelt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: New York Army National Guard, United States Army<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: Colonel<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: New York National Guard, Spanish-American Civil War.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>27) William Howard Taft<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: Connecticut Home Guard<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>28) Woodrow Wilson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>29) Warren G. Harding<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>30) Calvin Coolidge<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>31) Herbert Hoover<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: None (helped guide US Marines in 1900 during the Boxer Rebellion).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>32) Franklin D. Roosevelt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: None (resignation from Assistant Secretary of the Navy during WWI to enter uniformed service not accepted).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>33) Harry S. Truman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: Missouri Army National Guard, United States Army Reserve<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: Colonel<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: Stateside National Guard service in Missouri (1905-1911), World War I (France, 1917-1918).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>34) Dwight D. Eisenhower<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: United States Army<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: General of the Army<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: World War I (stateside service), Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II (1942-1945).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>35) John F. Kennedy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: United States Naval Reserve<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: Lieutenant<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: World War II<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>36) Lyndon B. Johnson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: United States Naval Reserve<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: Commander<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: World War II<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>37) Richard Nixon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: United States Naval Reserve<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: Commander<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: World War II<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>38) Gerald Ford<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: United States Naval Reserve<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: Lieutenant commander<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: World War II<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>39) Jimmy Carter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: United States Navy<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: Lieutenant<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: Sea duty and stateside service from 1946 to 1954. Sea duty off the coast of China during Korean War.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>40) Ronald Reagan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: United States Army Reserve, United States Army Air Forces<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: Captain<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: World War II (stateside service), Army Reserve (1937 \u2013 1942).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>41) George H. W. Bush<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: United States Naval Reserve<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: Lieutenant (junior grade)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: World War II<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>42) Bill Clinton<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>43) George W. Bush<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: Texas Air National Guard<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: First lieutenant<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: Vietnam War (stateside service as pilot)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>44) Barack Obama<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>45) Donald Trump<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>46) Joe Biden<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Service: None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rank: None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Active Service: None<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Ian Haworth is an Editor and Writer for The Daily Wire. Follow him on Twitter at&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ighaworth\"><em>@ighaworth<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the United States Constitution, the President of the United States is commander in chief of the U.S. armed forces. \u201cThe President shall be commander in chief of &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1893499,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-146543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=146543"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146543\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1893499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=146543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=146543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}